The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04


country, will not fall short of 600. Year
after year they have been absorbing the trade.
1t is predicted that before long the absorption
process will be exhausted for want of material
on which to feed.
PATHS receipts for seven performances in
Mexico, were $685. 900. Ten performances of
Sarah Bernhardt paid SAT 00O It is an interest
ing mathematical question, how much more of
star Is Patti than Bernhard? And another
question is, how long can impecunious Mexico
stand this sort of financial drain9
PARIS has discovered new poet Jehan Sar-
rain by name, who is not peasant like Rol-
line, has not been puffed by Albert Wolff, does
not know Sarah Bernhardt, is not a Partisan or
a man of the world. but is a peddler of olives in
a concert hall. He sells his books with his
olives; is becoming wealthy has real talent in
him. and will he famous, so they say.
NEW word has been coined in France to rep
resent very rich American. 1t is not sufficient
to call him millionaire he is "milliard-
ARE In fact. such is the present extravaganza
European notion of the fabulous wealth OF the
American railroad kings that an American who
is mere millionaire" has ceased to be- regarded
IN Paris as man of pecuniary i'm portance
NJ. AND Nine Munkacsy recently entertained
at dinner in Paris. Madame Minnie Hauk and
her husband, the Chevailer Hesse- Wartegg. It
is made known that M. Munkacsy is presently
to paint life-size portrait of Madame Hauk. de-
plotting her in walking costume and wearing
broad "Gansboroagh' hat M. and Nine.
Munkacsy about to visit Vienna. where
the eminent artist is to decorate the ceilings of
the new Court Museum.
Mr.. l. W. TABER, of San Francisco, is about
to present to the State library of California, a
unique collection Of pictures which will have
great historical value. He proposes to photo
graph all the prominent men who have aided in
developing California, print these photographs
by the permanent bromide of silver process. and
bind them, together with autographs and biog-
raphies. in several large albums. There will be
about 800 biographies in the collection.
EVER since the battle of the Nile the Casabi
anca family nave'shown genius for getting into
hot corners. A certain NJ. Leandri, of Corsica
threatens revolt because, he says, there are so
many Casabiancas in the court of Bastia that it
| is impossible for people having differences with
| them to obtain justice. The chef-justice in
| the Court of Appeal is the father of Senator
Casabanca: the two associate justices are his
cousins. Two other cousins are on the bench of
| the Civil Court, of which his brother-in law is
| also justice. 1t would seem that Senator Ca
| sabianca rather goes ahead of an American SEN
ator In the possession of patronage
| SPRINGFIELD Republican: The last word
| Abraham Lincoln ever wrote was brief note
given to George Ashmun. of this city as he
| started for the theater on the fateful evening.
! Ii was pencileO nurrie0iy on MS knee as he was
| about to take the carriage, and ran as follows:
Allow Mr.. Ashmun and friend to come in at 8 A. NJ.
| tomorrow A. LINCOLN.
| Judge G. P. DAILY, of New York.
| This note is now in the possession of Mr. Ash
! nuns grandson, George A. Morton. of this city,
! who also has Lincons letter accepting his first
nomination to the presidency, which was ad
| dressed to Mr. -Ashmun as president of the nom.
| mating convention
JOSEPH NEFF who died In Philadelphia on
| Friday at the age of sixty seven wears, was a
noted maker of violins. 1t is said that the first
| violins made in America were made by him
While an apprentice in Germany he made q
study of the vibrations of woods of various
grades and also of strings of different materials
| and when he came to Philadelphia, noticing the
| absence of vioins of American make, he stopped
making pianos and began making violins. He
| discovered that Blue mountain curled maple and
| double spruce were the woods he wanted. and
| with improved glue. he succeeded i'm making
| violins which. for volume and delicate shading
| of sound. and sweetness and power of tone. il
| was said. we're hardly inferior to that of the ia
nous Cremonese instruments 1t is said tina,
| Karl Hohnstock. competent judge of the quail
| tiles of violins. in 1851. in Philadelphia. com
| pared a Neff violin with his own genuine Strad
ivarius and found it equal to the latter in nearly
| every respect